Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nawazuddin Siddiqui was born in Budhana, Uttar Pradesh, India on May 19th, 1974 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 49, Nawazuddin Siddiqui biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Nawazuddin Sidddiqui (born 19 May 1974) is an Indian actor best known for his Hindi cinema work.
Siddiqui, an alumnus of the National School of Drama, was a judge in the Best Film (Golden Leopard) award at the Los Angeles International Film Festival in 2006. This was the films that gave him and Indian Cinema international recognition, many of his Independent films have received critical acclaim at International Film Festivals such as the prestigious Academy Award, Cannes Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Asia Pacific Screen Awards, and others; Nawazuddin Siddiqui started appearing in Independent films; these were the films that earned him and Indian Cinema's debut internationally.
At the 2012 GQ Men of the Year Awards, Nawazuddin Sidddiqui appeared in four major and influential cinemas, winning the title of Breakthrough Talent.
Siddiqui's debut film in Patang (2012) was produced by director Prashant Bhargava and in which Nawazuddin Siddiqui was awarded with the coveted THUMBSUP TROPHY by the legendary cinema critic Mr. Roger Ebert himself.
He has also received a number of international awards for his work with director Anurag Kashyap in Black Friday (2007), the Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) duology, and Raman Raghav 2.0.
Siddiqui is best known for his role in The Lunchbox (2013), which premiered as part of Cannes Film Festival and earned him multiple awards, including Best Actor and Raman Raghav 2.0 for which he was named Best Actor and Best Actor at the 2018 Asian Pacific Screen Awards in Spain and Asia Pacific Screen Awards, both in the category of Best Actor.
The only Actor in the world with 8 films officially selected and shown at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival is Nawazuddin Sidddiqui.
Despite being cramming with film shoots, Siddiqui takes time out to do farming in his native place in Uttar Pradesh (North India).
He is a prolific motivational speaker, drawing on his struggles and triumphs to inspire.
He stars in two Emmy nominated series titled Sacred Games (2019), a two-season Netflix original series for which he was awarded the GQ – Men of the Year Award 2018 for the second time and McMafia directed by James Watkins, and the United Kingdom's McMafia is a 2-season Netflix original series directed by James Watkins.
For his internationally lauded series Sacred Games duology, Nawazuddin Siddiqui was honoured with the highest honorary, the Lesley Ho Asian Film Talent Award at the prestigious Singapore International Film Festival.
Early life
Siddiqui was born in Budhana, a tiny town in Muzaffarnagar, India, on May 19th, into a zamindari Muslim family of Lambardars. He is the eldest of eight siblings. He spent the majority of his youth in Uttarakhand.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar. He spent a year as a chemist in Vadodara before heading to Delhi in search of a new challenge. After watching a play in Delhi, he was immediately drawn to acting. He performed in over ten plays with a group of friends, including one in Dehradun, in the hopes of obtaining admission to the National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi to fulfill one of the admission requirements.
Personal life
Siddiqui and his younger brother, Shamas Nawab Siddiqui, who is a director, live in Mumbai. Siddiqui married Anjana Kishor Pandey; they have a daughter, Shora, and a son, Yaani, who was born on the actor's 41st birthday. In an interview with The Indian Express, Aaliya revealed that she wanted a divorce from Sidddiqui on May 19, 2020.
Siddiqui, who plays in, also enjoys time in Budhana, his hometown in Uttar Pradesh, where he lives. He wants to inform farmers about the latest technologies that are available and how they can help them improve their lives. In Budhana, he has also introduced new irrigation techniques, which has been a huge help to the local farmers. He spends a significant portion of his time in Budhana as a result of upcoming shooters as of May 2021.
Career
Sidddiqui went to the National School of Drama in New Delhi. He migrated to Mumbai after graduating in 1999.
He made his Bollywood debut in 1999 with a small part in the Aamir Khan film, Sarfarosh. He appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's 1999 film Shool and the 2000 film Jungle, as well as Rajkumar Hirani's Munnabhai MBBS (2003). He attempted to work in television serials after migrating to Mumbai but found no success. In 2003, he appeared in The Bypass, a short film in which he appeared with Irrfan Khan. He was largely out of work and lived in a flat shared with four other people between 2002 and 2005, and is still recovering by hosting occasional acting workshops. Siddiqui couldn't pay rent in 2004, during one of his worst years of his struggle. He begged an NSD executive if he could stay with him. If he was able to prepare meals for him, the senior was allowed to share his apartment in Goregaon suburb.
Siddiqui appeared in a few minor roles between 2004 and 2007, including in the film Black Friday, which came out in 2007 and was a contender for the Golden Leopard. He appeared in a cameo role in the film "Emotional Atyachar" in which Dev D. He played Rangila in 2009. He performed a duet with Rasila (also known as Patna ke Presley). He appeared in New York in the same year. However, it was his role as a journalist in Anusha Rizvi's 2010 film Peepli Live that first gained him wide attention as an actor. He appeared in Patang: The Kite, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival in 2012. Film critic Roger Ebert praised Siddiqui's performance, who said that the role "transformed his acting style" and was praised for the actor's 'Thumbsup Trophy.' Following its introduction in the United States and Canada, the film attracted a lot of attention with rave reviews from The New York Times.
Siddiqui appeared in Kahaani, which starred Khan, the archetypal short-tempered intelligence officer. Gangs of Wasseypur, Anurag Kashyap's, followed, raising the actor's fame even more. In Ashim Ahluwalia's Miss Lovely, which premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, he played his first principal role as Sonu Duggal, which Siddiqui calls his "most realistic appearance so far." Sidddiqui followed this with the sequel to Gangs of Wasseypur. He appeared in the horror film Aatma in 2013. The Lunchbox premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival as part of International Critics' Week, winning him multiple accolades. He appeared in Aamir Khan's 2012 film Talash. In 2014, he appeared as the lead antagonist in the blockbuster Kick.
Siddiqui's films Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Manjhi – The Mountain Man were released in 2015, and he was lauded for his roles. In 2013, he received the Special Jury Award at the 2012 National Film Awards and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Both in the category of Best Actor and Raman Raghav 2.0 in 2016, winner of the Fancine Malaga Award in Spain and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The 2018 film Manto was a groundbreaking debut that earned him Best Actor at the 2018 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
Paulo Coelho has recommended Sacred Games to his Twitter followers and praised Nawazuddin's work, describing it as "one of the finest series on Netflix starring the great actor Nawazuddin" in the film "The greatest series on Netflix with the great actor Nawazuddin."
In 2021, he was seen in the American-Bangladeshi-Indian film No Land's Man.
Siddiqui will appear in Jogira Sara Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra and Heropanti 2 in 2022. He is also expected to appear in Kangana Ranaut's Tiku Weds Sheru opposite Avneet Kaur in the same year.